Etymology

steen

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Today it means: Chenin blanc, a variety of white wine. Full definition →

Germanic Steen ← Dutch Steen ← West Flemish van
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Steen · proper noun1

  1. Norwegian · borrowed fromSteen
  2. Swedish · borrowed fromSteen
  3. Danish · borrowed fromSteen
  4. West Flemish · derived fromvan
  5. Dutch · borrowed fromSteen
  6. Germanic · borrowed fromSteen
  7. English todaySteen

* As a general Germanic surname, from Dutch Steen, West Flemish van der steen, Danish Steen, Swedish Steen, Norwegian Steen. Doublet of Stone and Stein. Compare Staines. * As a Scottish surname, shortened from Stephen. * As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from mac Stiamhna (“son of Stephen”), usually Anglicized as McStephen, McStein.

Steen · noun2

Early Afrikaans, elliptically from steendruiven (“stone grapes”), from steen (“stone”) + druiven (“grapes”), plural of druif.

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